Home / 114,577.40-171,866.10-77,252.60

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 114,577.40, 171,866.10 and 77,252.60

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 114,577.40, 171,866.10 and 77,252.60 is: 115,878.90

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    114,577.40 : 171,866.10 = 77,252.60 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    114,577.40/171,866.10 = 77,252.60/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    114,577.40x = 171,866.10 × 77,252.60
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    114,577.40x = 13,277,103,076.86
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 13,277,103,076.86/114,577.40
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 115,878.90

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.